This is a huge blog hop, over 500 reveals, so I will keep it short and sweet. Well, for me anyway...
My partner, Rebekah Payne, of TreeWingStudios, is an incredibly talented polymer clay artist. She also creates some fantastic leather goodies, which I am so lucky to get to play with one of her newest styles!
Just a quick remind of my fab soup...
A softly romantic bead palette. Not my usual style! 
And my oh-so-fab focal and clasp.
The rules state that you are only required to use these babies...but, of course, I was in happy land with all my other goodies!
My daughter was very involved in this Bead Soup. She requested a specific style for the necklace. I had created a necklace for a Seam Binding Challenge for Artisan Whimsy in an asymmetrical style. Half kumihimo braid, half filled netting. Let's see what you think....
Soft and delicate. Yes, I'm so going to wear this Sunday for Mother's Day!
I wove a short strip of chenille stitch to connect the two ropes. The netted section has part of the soft burgundy print fabric inside, while the kumihimo is braided with one strand of 4mm lavender AB firepolish beads, chocolate bamboo yarn, and burgundy sparkle yarn.
I am so stoked over these coiled wire ends! If you want to make some of your own, head over to the Cerebral Dilettante for the tutorial.
Next up is actually the piece I created first. I've recently become obsessed enamored of loomwork. I knew when I saw that strand of fabric covered beads that Rebekah's mom had stitched, that I wanted it to be in a loomed cuff. I had an absolute blast creating this cuff.
Soft and romantic again, with those fire polish beads showing up in the dangling fringe, and some of the new brick beads in the mix as well. I used hex beads in a metallic iris to create loops to hold the fabric rope in the cuff, and a simple RAW edging for the top. The clasp is from The Beading Room, and the wide ribbon crimps are from Twilight Fancy.
Isn't that a beautiful clasp?
Sorry, I couldn't help modeling it. Just ignore the freckles, k?
This last piece I just finished last night. Not because I was running late, but because I didn't think I was going to be able to do justice to Rebekah's heirloom buttons, so I had decided I would create something later. But they just kept talking to me....so this is what happened.
I had enough of the fabric left to create a soft cuff.
Flat netting this time, in a soft matte amber, accented with metallic Czech seed beads and edged with a buttermilk cream to pick up the color of the buttons. And I got to use one of Rebekah's rose petal beads as the closure!
I used the Czech rondelles Rebekah sent as the toppers for the buttons. This cuff is super soft, and oh-so-special to me. It will be a sweet memory of her precious gift, and this fabulous blog hop!
There were several things I didn't get to incorporate, like the petal beads, and the MOP chips. Rest assured, they will be used! As will this little guy that I beaded for the fabric cuff, then decided it didn't work.
I've got a couple of ideas brewing, but for now, have fun hopping!
And a huge thank you to my partner Rebekah, and to Lori Anderson for such a wonderful experience!!!
Here's the link for the participants:
Oh wow.... what a lot of wonderful pieces you have made. I love the necklace... really creative.
ReplyDeleteAll the pieces are very pretty, but that cuff you've made on the loom is just my favorite!
ReplyDeleteWell done!
Alenka
Love, love, love this soup and the necklace you made!
ReplyDeleteOMG Shirley, I overwhelmed with what you did with your soup. I love, love, love each of these pieces and just can't pick a favorite. Your bead weaving is awesome and I love the loom piece. I need to chat with you about these pieces. I need to know more. Just visited Rebekah's site and the pendant you sent her - fantastic. LOVE!
ReplyDeleteLove the asymetrical necklace. I have been obsessed with kumihimo and love the you mixed it with netting.
ReplyDeleteWow. Knowing how long it takes me to do anything with seed beads, you got a lot accomplished in a short amount of time. Stunning results.
ReplyDeleteWhoa! I love your main piece, and that your daughter was influential in your design!! So sweet. Your bracelets are pretty fantastic too!!!! All in all, I love your use of your soup and all the eclectic pieces you now have!
ReplyDeleteYou did great, love all the pieces that you created
ReplyDeleteFabulous pieces! Love how your beading really sets off the focal. Nicely done!
ReplyDeleteRachel
Fantastic work - love that loomwork cuff bracelet - awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteWow Wow Wow, that pendant is beautiful and you did it famously!!!! The bracelet very chic. I would totally wear your jewelry!
ReplyDeleteAll of your pieces you made surely have that WOW factor. I especially like how your honored that leather pendant with your beadwork and design.
ReplyDeleteWow, those cuffs! The loomwork piece is amazing!
ReplyDeleteFabulous creations Shirley - I'm a bit fan of Rebekah's unique components and you have more than done them justice here - great work all round.
ReplyDeleteOh Shirley! it's all just stunning! It makes me so happy that your daughter played a big part in the creation of the necklace—I fully expect to see her in some future hops—she really has an eye for jewelry making. :-) I'm swooning over your bead work! Frankly, I wasn't sure how I'd have used that pendant and clasp myself, but you nailed it so beautifully! The softness of the colors and the asymmetry is perfect—very romantic.
ReplyDeleteI am totally loving the loomed cuff—it has a soft, rich feel to all the beading and yet a beautifully worn feel to it too with the beaded cord. It's so fun to see one of my mom's first beaded cords in a finished design—we both love it!
Your last cuff is so very special and I think my great grandmother would have been so proud of it—she was quite talented in both sewing and beadwork and I would have loved to have been able to share more time together with her—it makes me so, so happy to see what you did with her buttons!
Each piece you created is a work of art and I feel so proud to see my little creations taking part in them. Thank you for making this a fabulous party for me!
Shirley, as always, a beautiful reveal. Love your bead weaving, love your bracelets. And, for your information, there is nothing wrong with freckles. That leather focal is fantastic and I love how you used the asymmetrical design to make the neckstrap. Great job!
ReplyDeleteWOW, amazing job!! I really like the triangle weave over the fabric...that is a wonderful idea! Have fun wearing it today, you did terrific!! ~KM
ReplyDeleteAmazing work! I love the kumihimo braiding, the loom bracelet... everything you made is great! That focal was awesome too.
ReplyDeletehey I like freckles! Don't get me wrong, I really like the cuffs and they would be wonderful to wear, but we need to talk about that necklace... deep breath... It;s so romantic and sophisticated. I love that you carried up the cream, the contrast is wonderful to the purple tones, oh so very pretty. I'm sure you will be even more radiant wearing it today!
ReplyDeleteSuch lovely work well done!
ReplyDeleteShirley, these are so wonderful! I particularly love the loomed bracelet -- I can see why you're obsessed!
ReplyDeleteThat loomed cuff is stunning! All of your pieces are so well thought out. They look great.
ReplyDeleteYour way to use seed bead weaving with fabric and other materials is beautiful! This is something I would like to study myself, you gave me plenty of inspiration, thank you.
ReplyDeleteStunning work! i adore how you have beaded asymmetrical necklace it really works fantastically well with the gorgeous focal.
ReplyDeleteThe cuffs are beautiful and really shows of how well you use your loom.
Shirley all of your designs are very creative. You made great use of your soup. I like the 1/2 netted and 1/2 kumihimo necklace it suits the focal well. The fabric inside the netting is unique.Your loomed bracelet with the loops in the center for the fabric is clever too. You made good color choices in the soft bracelet.
ReplyDeleteLove beaded ropes in your first necklace!!!!
ReplyDeleteAs usual, wonderful bead work from you, my friend! I am so in love with all your designs - for not being used to this palette you sure did a great job. What's the net filled with on the asymmetric necklace? I love that piece - the focal is perfect with the 2 different sides, and that clasp is to die for!
ReplyDeleteThank you my friend! The net is filled with the strip of fabric Rebekah sent in the soup. It's a lovely dark burgundy and a faded tan on the back side. I twisted it before I strung it into the rope.
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ReplyDeleteAll of your pieces are gorgeous. I like how you mixed in all of your known talents in to these pieces. My favorite is the loomed cuff.
Therese
Hmhm, what a lovely soup you've got to play with. The focal is an amazing piece, and you draw attention to it so well. Also like the both bracelets, yummy colors!
ReplyDeleteGreat soup mix. I have to admit, I would have been intimidated by this one, but you did a wonderful job!
ReplyDeleteShirley, as always, your bead work is lovely! Love the mix of stitches in your necklace and both bracelets are very cool!
ReplyDeleteHats of to you!!! That Necklace is fantastic and really sets off the focal!! That cuff too. Lovely!!
ReplyDeleteOh, the things you've done with seed beads, it's so impressive! Wonderful work with your bead soup.
ReplyDeleteWow, your beadwork is to die for, Shirley! And those cuffs... LOVE :)
ReplyDeleteWow! I love all 3 pieces. the necklace is so unusual I like how the fabric and the kumihimo pick up the colors of the focal. That last cuff you showed has me drooling! Love it!
ReplyDeleteYour pieces have indeed turned out to be Soft and romantic - the bead netting combo is very interesting
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bead work and the loomwork bracelet is stunning! I've never tried loomwork but it's something I will look into learning in the future because of your beautiful work. You have way of combining colors that make the entire piece stand out. Wow!
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful designs, love the loom work and the bead netted rope. so gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYou are so amazingly good with those ♥little seed beads♥! Your work has lots of beautiful details, and is so very feminine! Love this jewellery...
ReplyDeleteAmazing soup! I love your intricate bead work and designs. This is a soup to be proud of!
ReplyDeletea little late to the party .... but wowza! that is some amazing beadwork! just gorgeous
ReplyDeleteI love love love your work. Each and every piece you made with the soup is just breathtaking beautiful. What an artist!!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful creations! I couldn't help but go back the the necklace for another look and always found some amazing detail of this inspirational design! Both cuffs are gorgeous, I like the design, the colors and am fascinated with the use of fabric!
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